Mwangi- sweet, cute, and into everything (don’t let the smile fool you, he got into a girl’s room and drew lipstick on everything)- is a perfect example as to why I volunteer. There’s been several articles recently on the Internet including one on whether you should pay to volunteer over at Almost Fearless and one on The Guardian about how volunteering can be harmful. I believe both have factors to consider, and I have loads of opinions on this that I will share in due time. But for now, I can only hope that as selfish as I am by saying how much I get out of seeing smiles like these, I hope these kids benefited just as much from my time spent with them.
What a cute face!
Oh god, that smile is priceless!
The picture says it all. Nice shot.
Thanks Leigh!
yeah, that little one is definitely up to something mischievous :)
Abbie you have no idea. I captured this photo when he turned around to pose and look so innocent and cute. In reality, I had just caught him trying to undo the gate behind him- he was trying to let the pigs out!
hey laura, we all do things for our own (peronal) reasons but if the net effect afterwards is something positive, whether it be for you, for someone else, for an organisation whatever, then i believe that it’s an honorable cause :) keep up the good work!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts Johnny! Yes, I do hope it was a positive net effect :)
Hi Laura,
Definitely seems like Mwangi is a great reason to volunteer. Nicci on Pink Pangea wrote why she feels it’s okay to pay to volunteer: http://www.pinkpangea.com/post/why-i-paid-to-volunteer
She says it’s worth it to get the housing, and also because in the end, it’s another way of supporting the community. What do you think?
Thanks, Rachel
Great photo Laura! Pretty remarkable smile.
Great picture and I’m sure they’re so happy when you ‘re around.